Thanks. Indeed I didn't turn authdaemond on. CS
On Sat, Jan 15, 2005 at 06:52:33PM -0800, Wade Curry wrote: > On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 05:27:09PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I installed Courier IMAP and tried to use it from a client. It > > asked for my login and password. I typed the system login and > > password and it was denied. > > > > I thought by default Courier/IMAP would use my system password > > info in /etc/shadow and /etc/passwd!?!?! > > > > Any ideas why that info didn't work for Courier IMAP??? > > > > chris > > > > P.S. I intend to eventually do it proper with SSL. > > > > Been about a year since I went through this, but just on the > off-chance that the answer is an easy one.. on Debian, you'll want > the courier-authdaemon package... and while you're at it, get the > courier-imap-ssl package. If your IMAP server is on a server on > the internet, then you don't want your username and password going > in clear text. > > Of course, if you're using SSH and a console mail reader like mutt, > then I guess you can wait to do that. If that's what your'e doing, > then you can tell courier to only accept connections on the local > host. > > Wade Curry > syntaxman > > > -- > http://www.kernel-panic.org > list archives http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?4 > To unsubscribe, send a message to the address shown in the list-unsubscribe > header of this message. > -- _______________________________________ Christian Seberino, Ph.D. SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego Code 2872 49258 Mills Street, Room 158 San Diego, CA 92152-5385 U.S.A. Phone: (619) 553-9973 Fax : (619) 553-6521 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ -- KPLUG-List mailing list [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
